Death Before Dishonor is the debut studio album by American rapper 2 Pistols. It was released on June 17, 2008, through Universal Republic Records. Recording sessions took place at Hot Beats Recording Studios and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League Studio in Atlanta, Music Matrix Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida), The Boom Boom Room in Los Angeles, and Untitled Music and Media in Richmond, Virginia. Production was handled by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Bolo "Da" Prosucer, Coni' Cone, D.A. Got That Dope and Young Chill. It features guest appearances from Blood Raw, BMU, Ray J, Slick Pulla, Tay Dizm, T-Pain, Trey Songz and Tyra B. The album debuted at number 32 on the Billboard 200, number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 6 on the Top Rap Albums chart in the United States.

Carlton Davis Mays, Jr., professionally known as Honorable C.N.O.T.E., is an American hip hop record producer and songwriter.